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Musk’s faster path to more gas turbines comes with pollution problem
Elon Musk has confirmed that a secretive foundry SpaceX has been building in Bastrop, Texas, is intended to manufacture the turbine blades and vanes used in natural gas power plants, a move aimed at overcoming a key bottleneck slowing the rollout of AI data centres. The disclosure came after The Information published a report, based…
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Brewers’ Jackson Chourio enters legendary territory as he blasts 20th home run of 2026 season
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio hit his 20th home run of the 2026 season during a 5-3 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday, placing him among an elite group of players in MLB history. At just 22 years old, he became the 17th player ever to record three consecutive seasons of at least 20…
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Burnham excludes killer drivers from early release as Iran sanctions tighten, Nissan cuts Sunderland output
PM Andy Burnham has ruled unlawful killers out of his early-release scheme, keeping PC Andrew Harper’s killers jailed, as the US launches sweeping new sanctions on Iran; plus Nissan’s Sunderland plant runs at half capacity amid Brexit fallout, and a scam warning for Britons.
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Labour grandee tells Andy Burnham to call an early general election before next summer to prove his policies are popular
Andy Burnham is under pressure from within his own party to call an early general election, after former home secretary Alan Johnson said the new Prime Minister should go to the country before summer 2027 to secure his own mandate. Johnson argued that Burnham, who won the Labour leadership on a platform of significant policy…
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Trump just brokered a deal with the country sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves
President Donald Trump has announced an oil agreement with Venezuela that could give the United States access to a stake in 17 Venezuelan oil fields holding an estimated 65 billion barrels of crude. The deal is being framed as a significant energy-security gain for Washington, though officials caution that American drivers are unlikely to see…
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In Latest Threat Of Regulatory Retaliation, Donald Trump Says He’ll Report NBC News’ Kristen Welker To FCC For “Rebuke Or Punishment”
Donald Trump has said he will report NBC News’ Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker to the Federal Communications Commission for “rebuke or punishment” after she described his record of political endorsements as producing “mixed results.” The row matters because it comes as the FCC, under chairman Brendan Carr, already faces a First Amendment lawsuit…
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Thunderstorm warnings come into force for vast swathes of Britain as festival revellers refuse to let the mud ruin their fun
Yellow thunderstorm warnings covering most of the UK came into force at 11am, with the Met Office warning of up to 40mm of rain within hours and gusts of up to 45mph in places. Despite the disruption to travel and flooding risk, the wet weather failed to dampen spirits over the bank holiday weekend, with…
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Two key Tory names under threat as Kemi Badenoch prepares for major reshuffle
Kemi Badenoch is set to carry out a major reshuffle of her shadow cabinet this week, with shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel and shadow chancellor Sir Mel Stride both reportedly at risk of being moved out. The overhaul was triggered by Sir James Cleverly’s decision to quit as shadow housing secretary to run for…
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Northerner Burnham has ‘declared war on London’ says Cleverly in pitch to be capital’s Tory mayor
Sir James Cleverly has accused Andy Burnham of waging a “war on London” as he launched his bid to become the capital’s Conservative mayoral candidate, arguing the Prime Minister’s devolution agenda favours his native Manchester at London’s expense. The former foreign and home secretary quit his shadow cabinet role as housing spokesman to run for…